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Poll: Obama down but not out

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 03:29 PM PST

US President Barack Obama makes his way onto the stage for the signing ceremony for the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building December 8, 2010, next to the White House in Washington, DC.After his party's midterm losses and with the unemployment rate still hovering around 10 percent, President Barack Obama might be down. But he's far from out — especially when it comes to his prospects for re-election in 2012.




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More sex assaults reported at military academies

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 04:58 PM PST

Sexual assault reports at the three U.S. military academies rose 64 percent in the 2009-10 academic year, but many more victims probably didn't come forward, the Defense Department said Wednesday.

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Newsweek: Will Supreme Court end health care law?

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 12:22 PM PST

Will all five Republican appointees on the Supreme Court, who usually form a bloc in close decisions, vote to overturn the individual mandate? Justice Anthony Kennedy, who was appointed by Ronald Reagan, sometimes sides with the court's more liberal wing. And this might be such a case.

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Bandit got $1.5 million in casino chips. Now what?

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 12:18 PM PST

In this surveillance video, a bandit wearing a motorcycle helmet during an armed robbery Dec. 9 at the Las Vegas Suncoast Casino. Police believe it's the same man who who escaped on a motorcycle with about $1.5 million worth of casino chips from the posh Bellagio early Dec. 14.Some compare a helmeted motorcyclist's $1.5 million casino chip armed robbery at the posh Bellagio resort with a Hollywood movie script. Others see it more like a liquor store smash-and grab.




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What's a parent to do with a little Santa-phobe?

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 01:19 PM PST

Get me out of here! This Dec. 14, 2006 photo shows Halle Harrison, 2, sitting for a photograph with a man portraying Santa Claus at a preschool Christmas function in Nampa, Idaho. (AP Photo/Tony Harrison)For some kids, a visit to Santa is anything but a magical experience: Try terrifying. Who is this strange old guy with all the facial hair, and why am I on his lap? How to deal when your child suffers from Santa-phobia.




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Las Vegas bets big on The Cosmopolitan

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 02:28 PM PST

The Cosmopolitan is shown Dec. 14 at sunset in Las Vegas, Nevada. The $3.9 billion, 2,995-room property opens Wednesday.The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is opening to the public on the Las Vegas Strip on Wednesday night, giving Sin City its last major casino-resort for years.




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Posted: 15 Dec 2010 02:28 PM PST

House passes repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell'

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 03:15 PM PST

The House voted on Wednesday to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell' policy that has stifled the service of gays in the military.

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Polar bears no longer on thin ice?

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 10:49 AM PST

A sow polar bear rests with her cubs on pack ice in the Beaufort Sea in northern Alaska. If the world dramatically changes its steadily increasing emissions of greenhouse gases, global warming can be slowed enough to prevent a total loss of critical summer sea ice for the polar bears, according to a new study in the journal Nature released Dec. 15.Two groups of scientists are suggesting a sliver of hope for the future of polar bears in a warming world.




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Too fat? Blame your 'thrifty gene'

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 11:47 AM PST

Looking beyond obvious causes of obesity like overeating, scientists said on Wednesday they may have found a gene that also plays a role, one that helped our ancestors survive famines.

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Government sues BP, 8 others in Gulf oil spill

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 01:05 PM PST

The Justice Department on Wednesday sued BP and eight other companies in the Gulf oil spill disaster in an effort to recover billions of dollars from the largest offshore spill in U.S. history.

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Obama courts CEOs on economy, jobs

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 01:26 PM PST

President Barack Obama and leaders of major corporations took a step toward thawing what has been a chilly relationship Wednesday.

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Poor women more obese than poor men

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 10:29 AM PST

Income doesn't seem to affect whether a man is obese, but education seems to affect both sexes, says a new government study.Women who are poor are much more likely to be obese but men are not, U.S. government researchers said on Tuesday in a report that contradicts some common perceptions.




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White House hammers GOP stalling on START

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 10:01 AM PST

The White House is calling a GOP senator's stalling tactic to delay a vote on a strategic arms treaty with Russia "a new low" and a "political stunt" that jeopardizes national security.

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Wall Street’s 2010 bonuses may top last year

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 01:11 PM PST

Dozens of activists, including the unemployed and those living in foreclosed homes, demonstrate outside of the New York Stock exchange against Wall Street bonuses Wednesday.The average bonus for New York City's securities industry may top last year's gain because so many bankers and brokers have been laid off, the state comptroller said Wednesday.




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Posted: 15 Dec 2010 01:11 PM PST

Cops: Four bodies found on N.Y. beach all women

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 11:55 AM PST

Police search in the brush by the side of the road on Cedar Beach, near Babylon, N.Y., on Tuesday. Investigators are considering the possibility that a serial killer may have dumped four bodies along the same quarter-mile stretch of beachside road.The FBI is offering its resources to assist New York homicide investigators chasing a possible serial killer after four women's bodies were found dumped alongside a remote beach highway.




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After dozens of deaths, drop-side cribs outlawed

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 09:39 AM PST

Stork Craft cribs were involved in the largest recall in U.S. history in November 2009 after four babies were suffocated.It's the end of the traditional crib that has cradled millions of babies for generations. The government outlawed drop-side cribs  after the deaths of more than 30 infants and toddlers in the past decade and millions of recalls.




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Video: Record cold grips Sunshine State

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 05:04 AM PST

Dec. 15: Bitterly cold temperatures have sent much of Florida into a deep freeze, threatening crops and tourism. NBC's Kerry Sanders reports. (Today Show)Bitterly cold temperatures have sent much of Florida into a deep freeze, threatening crops and tourism. NBC's Kerry Sanders reports. (Today Show)




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Yahoo image search: type puppy, find porn

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 07:30 AM PST

For a few hours last night, those who used Yahoo to search for images found much more than what they were looking for: lots and lots of porn. Every image result, no matter what search words were typed in, led to one depiction that left nothing to the imagination: a close-up of a man and a woman having sex.

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